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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the previous owner of the house in Featherbank where Jake and Tom move?
(a) Mr. Barnett.
(b) Mrs. Smith.
(c) Mrs. Shearing.
(d) Mr. Collins.

2. What type of Minecraft item of clothing was Neil wearing when he disappeared?
(a) Sweatshirt.
(b) Hat.
(c) Underwear.
(d) T-shirt.

3. What lie does Tom tell Jake in Chapter 9?
(a) That he misses Rebecca.
(b) That they have plenty of money.
(c) That Jake will make new friends at school.
(d) That the front door is locked.

4. Which character was referred to in the newspapers as "The Whisper Man" (36)?
(a) Victor Tyler.
(b) Norman Collins.
(c) Dominic Barnett.
(d) Frank Carter.

5. In Chapter 17, Jake gets moved to what color on the discipline chart on his very first day of school?
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Jake in Chapter 3 that his father Tom has been awarded a home loan at the bank?

2. Tom states in Chapter 8 that he and Jake are happy in their new home for how many weeks?

3. How long has it been since Tom wrote anything, as revealed in Chapter 13?

4. What had the creature outside Neil's window been doing, according to Neil?

5. Pete had received the call alerting him to the disappearance of Neil Spencer just as he was sitting down to eat which meal?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does the final line of Chapter 1 refer back to the novel's title and why?

2. When the girl in the checked white-and-blue dress repeats the whole rhyme to Jake in Chapter 17, what acts does it warn against taking?

3. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Pete is a determined man.

4. Describe the man who rings Tom's doorbell at the end of Chapter 13 and meets him at the start of Chapter 14.

5. What new details about the Tony Smith case does the reader learn in Chapter 7?

6. With what sentiment does the writer of the prologue end his address to his son Jake?

7. What is Jake's response to the concern Tom voices in Chapter 9 about Jake's drawing?

8. What piece of information does Mrs. Spencer remember and tell Amanda that causes Amanda to race to meet with Colin, her superior?

9. The reader learns in Chapter 19 the reason behind Pete's divorce from his wife Sally. What was the reason?

10. For what reason has Tom worried about the trajectory of his career in the wake of Rebecca's death?

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